The center in Houston serves as the primary health care provider for more than 130,000 veterans in southeast Texas with a staff of nearly 3,900 health care professionals. It is located on a 118-acre campus that was built in 1991. It is a state-of-the-art facility with 580 beds, including 359 acute care beds, a 40-bed spinal cord injury center and a 141-bed community living center. The medical center also has a 40-bed domiciliary residence for homeless veterans. The center features an automated, computer-controlled transport system that delivers food, laundry and supplies throughout the six-story granite building, which is designed with four exterior sections and four atriums that contain patio gardens, wheelchair basketball court and a rehabilitation pool. The center is a research facility with 643 active projects supported with more than $26.8 million annually and a teaching hospital through a partnership with Baylor College of Medicine.

The center is at 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston.

For more information, call 713-794-7349, email bobbi.gruner@va.gov or visit www.houston.va.gov/.